The final phase of a three-part office-to-housing redevelopment in Oakton is one step closer to the end of its journey.
At its meeting last week (Oct. 22), the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a rezoning of the Three Flint Hill office building at 3201 Jermantown Road for Flint Hill Propco LLC.
The company, an affiliate of Network Realty Partners, plans to replace the 183,000-square-foot office building and the surrounding parking lot in the Flint Hill Office Park with 77 single-family homes and 34 stacked townhouses. The existing office building, constructed in 1984 and renovated in 2011, has low occupancy rates.
“This is the culmination of frankly a four-year effort to redevelop the Flint Hill office park and transform it from what had largely been a vacant office park into a seamless unified residential development,” said David Gill, a partner with Wire Gill, the law firm representing the developer.
The roughly 7-acre property is on Jermantown Road between Arrowhead Road and Rosehaven Street off Chain Bridge Road. Flint Hill Propco purchased the property for $19.7 million in 2022.
The proposal is the final part of a three-phase plan to redevelop the Flint Hill Office Park in conjunction with McLean-based A&A Properties. The Board of Supervisors approved plans from A&A in February to allow 188 triplexes and 86 single-family units on adjacent land at 3211 Jermantown Road and 10530 Rosehaven Street. When completed, the developments will be interconnected.
“The story here is being able to do all three of these unified in a way that the transportation networks work really well,” said Commissioner Jeremy Hancock, whose Providence District includes the property.
The density of the proposal doesn’t automatically trigger Fairfax County’s requirements for affordable housing. However, the developer agreed to provide four affordable units as part of construction.
The complex is expected to generate 52 new students, so the developer is providing a $777,000 contribution to Fairfax County Public Schools to offset the project’s impact.
The plan includes an 8-foot-wide sidewalk along its boundary on Jermantown Road. The developer will also install a crosswalk and expand the median to allow safer access across the street to the Oakton Rec Center and Gerry Connolly Cross Country Trail.
One person spoke at the public hearing prior to the vote to support the county approving more large residential complexes to boost tax revenues.
Braddock District Commissioner Mary Cortina said the project fits well with the area.
“This location benefits from the open space around it. The other development is complimentary,” she said. “This would be a bonanza for somebody to live here.”
